Which Wheat? - Making Torrified Wheat

[jmhbutler]

I'm making a hybrid cider that calls for torrified wheat. I went to the local health foods store and bought a bag of soft sumer wheat and hard winter wheat. Can anybody suggest which to use?

The recipe only calls for 1-2 oz. I know the hard wheat is higher in starch, glucose, and protein and is used in bread making. Soft wheat is used primarily in cereal and for garnish.

Any suggestions?

 

[pm5k00]

White wheat (summer) is sweeter and has more gravity points than red (winter) wheat. Both will work, but if not malted you will need todo a cereal mash.

 

[jmhbutler]

For the purpose of head retention, both wheats will be equally efficient?